Anibal Sanchez vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Anibal Sanchez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

The numbers give Anibal Sanchez a clear advantage over Fernando Valenzuela across the core pitching metrics. Anibal Sanchez led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 98 vs 79), and run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 95). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 95). Anibal Sanchez was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Anibal Sanchez and Fernando Valenzuela

Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.36
49.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.68
93.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.6
93.6
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
910
4.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6053
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2017.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
8.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
1.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
3.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1774
7.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8607
38.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
987
4.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7750
34.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Anibal Sanchez and Fernando Valenzuela

Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.3
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6053
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2017.2
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
1.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
1.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
1.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.78
92.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.129
1.129
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.68
93.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Anibal Sanchez and Fernando Valenzuela

Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
547.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
400
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
346
519
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
29
43.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
27
40.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.44
5.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
32
48
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
46
69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
16
24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.44
-17.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
169
253.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.37
2.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
55.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
53.5
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.9
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0